Nicholas County CES Program Indicators and Success StoriesJul 1, 2023 - Jun 30, 2024





4052 - Camping
4052.1) 201

Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in 4-H Summer Camping

4052.11) 30

Number of Volunteers (19+) engaged in 4-H Summer Camping

4052.12) 132

Number of Youth (5-18) engaged in 4-H Specialty Camping (Environmental, etc.) Programming

4052.14) 30

Number of Adults (19+) engaged in 4-H Specialty Camping (Environmental, etc.) Programming



Success Stories

4-H Camp Benefits Youth and Adults

Author: Ashley Vice

Major Program: Camping

  4-H Camp Benefits Youth and Adults A typical 5-day 4-H Camp session offers upwards of 96 hours of direct, uninterrupted contact between youth and their cabin leaders/counselors. That’s the equivalent of a family sitting down at the dinner table for 30-minutes, 192 days of the year. The interactions offered in a residential camp/group living setting is so important to youth. The time we spend with youth in the camp setting offers opportunities for those youth to feel a sens

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4-H Camp Benefits Our Youth and Adults

Author: Shelby Cleaver

Major Program: Camping

A typical 5-day 4-H Camp session offers upwards of 96 hours of direct, uninterrupted contact between youth and their cabin leaders/counselors. That’s the equivalent of a family sitting down at the dinner table for 30-minutes, 192 days of the year. The interactions offered in a residential camp/group living setting is so important to youth. The time we spend with youth in the camp setting offers opportunities for those youth to feel a sense of belonging, to have meaningful conversations wit

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Cloverbud Camp

Author: Shelby Cleaver

Major Program: Camping

2024 Cloverbud Camp was another success for our Nicholas County kiddos. These kids learned life skills, teamwork and how to communicate. They learned to clean up after theirselves in the cabins and during meals, learned to make their beds and keep up with their belongings. They also learned the value of new friendships from other counties and getting to know people and be friends with those who they aren’t around all the time. These kids got the chance to experience staying away from home

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